Reports: The Chicago Cubs’ long-term plans for trades are becoming completely…..Read more

Quite an unusual situation has arisen for the Chicago Cubs this season. They were in a battle, then they struggled a lot, and now they can sell. In any case, they’ve been looking to be future buyers before the trade deadline this year by targeting controllable talents.

The slugger Vlad Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays was one man that the Cubs just couldn’t look away from. The Cubs have spent most of the season searching for a first baseman. There have been rumours linking them to Mets pitcher Pete Alonso and Blue Jays outfielder Vlad Guerrero.

After Chicago’s playoff hopes faded, they lost interest in Alonso. However, the Cubs might still benefit by adding Guerrero as a piece to their 2025 rebuild. However, it appears that Guerrero will not be traded to Chicago.

Quite maybe, he will be completely unmoved. The Blue Jays’ executive management made it plain a few weeks ago that they intend to sell players whose contracts are expiring but retain those with team control in 2025, such as Guerrero. The deadline for this plan is approaching.

Jim Bowden, a former MLB general manager and current national columnist for The Athletic, has now spoken out strongly about the possibility of the Blue Jays trading their star first baseman. The Toronto Blue Jays will not be dealing Bichette or Guerrero before the deadline. End of story. End of discussion.

Keep going! The writer was Bowden. The speculation can now end. It appears that Guerrero will remain with the Blue Jays to attempt to compete in 2025, based on Bowden’s firm attitude on the subject and recent reports from the Blue Jays clubhouse.

Furthermore, it is totally prudent for Toronto’s long-term development. Their All-Star first baseman will be free agent at the beginning of the 2026 season, but they still have time to re-sign or extend him. With 62 RBIs, 18 home runs, 21 doubles, and a.297/.370/.487 slash, Guerrero, who is 25 years old, is having a great season. Over the past four years, he has been selected as an AL All-Star.

His six years in the major leagues were marked by multiple awards, including a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove. With an OPS over 1.000 and approximately 50 home runs in 2021, he was nominated for the AL MVP award in second place. His appeal to the Cubs as a potential addition is understandable.

The fact that the Blue Jays are unwilling to trade him is, however, even more apparent. They should prioritise extending his contract instead of trading him because he is an integral part of Toronto’s future.